Advanced Google Recaptcha Vulnerabilities

The WP Captcha PRO (the premium version of the Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin, both have the same slug) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.38. This is due to the ajax_run_tool() AJAX handler relying solely on a nonce check (check_ajax_referer) for secur...

CVSS:

8.8

Affected:

up to 5.38

Fixed in:

5.39

Disclosed:

Jun 5, 2026

CVE-2026-5415 on NVD →

The WP Captcha PRO (the premium version of the Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin, both have the same slug) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in all versions up to, and including, 5.38. This is due to a capability check in the save_ajax() function of the licensing module, combined with unrestric...

CVSS:

8.8

Affected:

up to 5.38

Fixed in:

5.39

Disclosed:

Jun 5, 2026

CVE-2026-5411 on NVD →

The Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via the ‘sSearch’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.29 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authentic...

CVSS:

5.3

Affected:

up to 1.29

Fixed in:

1.30

Disclosed:

Mar 27, 2025

CVE-2025-2074 on NVD →

The Advanced Google reCaptcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CAPTCHA Bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.27 . This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the Built-in Math Captcha Verification.

CVSS:

5.3

Affected:

up to 1.27

Fixed in:

1.28

Disclosed:

Feb 24, 2025

CVE-2025-1262 on NVD →

[en] The Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP unblocking in all versions up to, and including, 1.25. This is due to the plugin not utilizing a strong unique key when generating an unblock request. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to unblock their IP after being locked o...

Affected:

up to 1.26

Fixed in:

1.26

Disclosed:

Dec 24, 2024

CVE-2024-12034 on NVD →

The Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP unblocking in all versions up to, and including, 1.25. This is due to the plugin not utilizing a strong unique key when generating an unblock request. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to unblock their IP after being locked out du...

CVSS:

5.3

Affected:

up to 1.25

Fixed in:

1.26

Disclosed:

Dec 23, 2024

CVE-2024-12034 on NVD →

Affected:

up to 1.28

Fixed in:

1.28

CVE-2025-1262 on NVD →

Affected:

up to 1.30

Fixed in:

1.30

CVE-2025-2074 on NVD →